Like others have said before me, this movie follows the route of Road Trip, American Pie, previous National Lampoon movies plus a dash of Overnight Delivery. The characters followed a stock formula: the Nice Good Guy, the Goofball/Nerd, the Arrogant Jerk. Throw in some horny or scantily clad ladies. The romantic subplot became obvious from a mile away. There was a lot of sexual innuendo and some gratuitous nudity. The thing is this formula doesn't win Oscars, but it's usually funny. Going the Distance isn't a bad way to spend an hour and a half, and as far as National Lampoon movies go, it's far funnier than the wretched Adam & Eve.

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S GOING THE DISTANCE delivers what you'd expect from a NL movie, that being sex, drugs, horny teens and a predictable plot. That said, it is not a bad movie but it's not exactley good. The part where the farmers daughter performs a explicit act on Dime at the dinner table and then moves on over to the girl is hilarious, the scene with Dime clicking pictures of the girl bathing nude in a lake (wtf was her name?) and then falling into the water and continuing to take pictures of her is not. And if you've ever wanted to see Jason Preistly pull a condom out of his mouth, then this is the movie for you. I rate it a 5 because I'm stuck in the middle when it comes to this one. There's plenty to like and dislike. That said, I can't tell you to watch it but I can't tell you not to either. I hope this isn't confusing. It's your call on this one.

My friends and I were torn between Without a Paddle with the many known actors and Going the Distance a Canadian production with few people that we could identify. We decided that, being Canadian, we should give the Canadian movie our support. I need to say that we were not disappointed! Going the Distance had so much that is necessary to a great "teen" movie: fun, laughs, love, sex, drugs, alcohol and extreme behaviors. The movie showed us beautiful and some familiar locations, such as the Much Music Corner in Toronto. It is great to see that everything about the movie was Canadian and it showed people that we do not need to go to Europe for a summer trip and that there is fun to be had in Canada! "Eh!?"

Just because I am Canadian does not make my comment a bias one. This is one of the best Canadian films I ever seen and in the top 10 movies I seen this year. The plot was good and the jokes were awesome and I think thats what made this movie awesome. The movie could of probably been better without the Avril and Gob scene. I like Gob but I think Avril is a little too whiny. Also the much music scene was long but its a Canadian film and the movie is made by CHUM and much is owned by CHUM. So whatever thats just minor problems everything else was fine. And to all you Americans out there who say that this film is crap cause it is Canadian, your wrong. This movie is way better then some Hollywood movies.